July/August 2016
Vol. MMXVI
New Church Life
A bimonthly magazine devoted to the teachings revealed through
Emanuel Swedenborg, as they relate to life.
317 In this Issue
319 Editorials: Rights and Responsibilities • The Pursuit of Happiness
324 Letters to the Editors
330 Be Fruitful and Multiply – The Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith
336
Loving One’s Country and Disagreements – The Rev. Eric H. Carswell
342 Purposefulness: Bryn Athyn College Graduation Banquet Address
Dr. Allen J. Bedford
348 Feeling the Flow of the Lord’s Love: Academy Secondary Schools
Commencement Address – The Rev. J. Clark Echols
352 The Future of the Christian Church and a Prediction of its Interaction
With the New Church – Craig W. Bostock
363 Book Review: The Abridged Arcana Coelestia – By Dr. Willard
Mansfield – Reviewed by the Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss Sr.
366 Swedenborg Library: Carroll Chamberlain Odhner – A Retrospective
370 The Sound of Infinity – The Rev. Stephen D. Cole
375 Jonathan Hanford Olds: A Legacy for the Future – Judith A. Lopacki
378 Declarations of Faith and Statements of Purpose
380 Church News
398 Life Lines
412 Announcements
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